peroxonitricadj.
/pəˌrɒksəʊˈnʌɪtrɪk/, U.S. /pəˌrɑksoʊˈnaɪtrɪk/ Chemistry.
= peroxynitric adj.
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1959 R. S. Cahn Introd. Chem. Nomencl. 19 Peroxoacids, in which —O— is replaced by —O·O—, are similarly distinguished by the prefix peroxo- (peroxy- or simply per- have frequently been used in the past), as, for example, in HNO4 peroxonitric acid.
1960 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 82 5534/2 The accompanying Table II contains the accepted names of the oxo acids... HNO4 peroxonitric acid.
1989 Science 10 Feb. 765/1 Profiles of total odd nitrogen (NOy = NO + NO2 + HNO3 + ClNO3 + N2O5 (nitrogen peroxide) + HNO4 (peroxonitric acid)).
2000 Atmospheric Environment 34 5015 The conversion of S(IV) into S(VI)..seems to be influenced by the presence of peroxonitric acid, HNO4, in aqueous phase.
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